I never enjoyed the first week... Lance Armstrong recently said about the Tour, a race he loved. You have a lot to lose and nothing to gain.In the first week of the 2008 edition, wind and rain has done its fickle work to cause a couple of surprises for a field that holds no former champion for the first time in years.Last years King of the Mountains Replica Breitling Aeromarine Chrono Avenger Titanium Men's Watch winner Mauricio Soler suffered an early crash. He is currently trying to let a broken wrist heal while riding, sitting 17:46 back in the overall classification.Yesterday, a four-man breakaway managed to hold off a surging peloton, landing a French rider in the race leaders yellow jersey... for a day.
Todays stage victory went to German Stefan Schumacher, who benefited from shifting weather patterns to steal the 18-mile time trial from specialists Cadel Evans, Fabian Cancellara and David Millar.Schumi takes over the yellow jersey by Replica Breitling Aeromarine Superoceanfish Watch 12 seconds, with the top nine riders in the general classification within a minute of the leader. Tomorrows stage will be the Tours longest at 144 miles, and one of the flattest. Look for a long breakaway to be reeled in by sprinters teams, and a dangerous, high-speed finish.--Matthew Fishbane
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